Baseball Completes Sweep of Jets With 11-6 Win

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (March 7, 2021) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball won their fourth straight game, sweeping the Newman Jets in the process with an 11-6 win Sunday afternoon. The sweep is the first for UCM this season in a three-game set.

How it Happened
• Newman actually outhit the Mules 11-10, but ran into some outs on the bases and left eight runners on.
• Neither team was clean defensively with each committing two errors. Of the Mules 11 runs, six were earned while the Jets scored three unearned runs themselves.
• Central Missouri pitchers struck out eight Jet batters while the Mules only struck out twice themselves.
• It was another big first inning for the Mules to get the scoring started. For the second straight game they batted around in the first. UCM put up a five spot in the opening inning scoring runs in five straight at bats. The only run scoring hit came on a Micah Evans single. The other four came on an error, hit by pitch, fielder's choice and squeeze bunt. The Mules may have added more runs, but Evans was thrown out following Josh Schumacher's single to end the inning.
• After the Jets got a run in the fourth, UCM answered putting up two on one swing. Garrett Pennington took the first pitch he saw the other way for a two-run home run and UCM led 7-1.
• The score stayed that way until the sixth when three straight two-out singles plated two runs for the Jets and they closed the gap to 7-4.
• UCM had another answer in the home half of the inning. Cole Taylor drove in two with a double and Micah Evans brought in two more with a two-out single to left.
• Newman added two runs in the ninth on a two-out error that allowed runners to score from second and third but Evan Rathburn closed the game with a strikeout as UCM finished off the sweep of the Jets.

Mules Stat Leaders
• Micah Evans reached base three times with two hits and a walk. He drove in three runs.
• Garrett Pennington homered and scored twice while also picking up three RBI.
• Cole Taylor was 1-5 with two runs and three RBI.
• Harrison Schnurbusch scored three runs.
• Josh Schumacher and Erik Webb each had two hits and run scored.
• Conor Dryer got the start and allowed one run on three hits in four innings with two strikeouts.
• Chase Plymell was the pitcher of record for the Mules going two innings giving up two runs (one earned) with three punchouts.

For the Jets
• Kellen Landstand was 2-4 and picked up a pair of RBI.
• Tyler Push had two hits and two runs scored.
• Devin Beard and Jake Angelico also finished with two hits.
• Derek Schumann started and went four innings allowing seven runs (five earned) on seven hits.

News and Notes
• The Mules scored 10+ runs in all three games of the series. In all six games against Newman this year and last year, UCM has scored in double figures.
• Conor Dryer reached 50 career innings pitched. 
• Josh Schumacher finished the series hitting .636 going 7-11.
• There were lots of runners on base in the series. UCM got the leadoff hitter on in 12 of 22 at bats and the Jets did so in 15 of 25.
• Central Missouri hit .406 with two outs in the three-game set while Newman was just 6-31 (.194).
• The current four-game winning streak is the Mules longest this season. 

Up Next
• Central Missouri will play host to Fort Hays State next weekend, March 13-14 with a doubleheader Saturday and single game Sunday.